Tripuri Session -1939

The Congress Session for 1939 was held in Tripuri, a small village in the District Jabalpur of Madhyapradesh (formerly, Central Province), openning on March 10. The session was a somber occasion for,
1. There was the dilemma of choosing a new working committee,
2. International grave situation, and
3. Subhas was seriously ill since last February
Ignoring Doctors advice and with a dangerously high fever , a temperature of 104* F, he was taken by ambulance, to attend the session, with his niece Ila Bose as nurse, and attended by Dr. and Mrs. Sunil Boseand his mother, from his Elgin Road house to Howrah station.
Gandhi , however, decided not to come to Tripuri, insisting that activities in the princely state of Rajkot where a more important claim on him at the moment. The Gandhians were there with a formidable group where as Bose's support was soft and and not well organised . The crucial conflict was with the Pant resolution which states ;
In view of various misunderstandings that have arisen in the Congress and the country on account of the controversies in connection with the Presidential election and after, it is desirable that the congress should clarify the position and declares its general policy,
1. This Congress declares its firm adherence to the fundamental policies which have governed its programme in the past years under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi and is definitely of opinion that there should be be no break in these policies and and they should continue to Govern the Congress programme in future. This Congress expresses its confidence in the work of the Working Committee which functioned during the last year and regrets any aspersions should have been cast against any of its members .
2. In view of the critical situation that may develop ....Gandhi alone can lead the Congress and the country in victory during such a crisis , the Congress regards  it as imperative that the Congress executive should command his implicit confidence and requests the president to nominate the Working Committee in accordance with the swishes of Gandhiji.      
Bose supporters , principally those from the left , offered amendments and asked that the resolution be postponed because off his ill health . Gandhians would have none of this.They were set on a test of strength.
The largest group was that of CSP of which the leader was Jayaprakash Narayan was not in favour of an ultimatum to the British as he was of same opinion as that of Gandhi. They were socialist as Nehru but was not in favour of a mass movement without the leadership of Gandhi. They remained neutarl and their neutrality on the Pant resolution was a normal blow. The CPI group within the CSP wanted to vote against the resolution.
All the amendments failed by a margin of about 218 by 135.
In the open session , there was some rowdiness and Nehru was heckled while speaking and Sarat Bose had to quiet the crowd. In the Marxist terminology , 'National unity before class unity'.
Now he had no option other than to form a Working Committee in accordance with the wishes of Gandhiji..